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- From: carrie@wam.umd.edu (Carrie Lynn Leonard)
- Subject: Re: Surfers for Envir. Action
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.202259.4333@wam.umd.edu>
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- Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
- References: <30002@oasys.dt.navy.mil> <1993Jan23.011042.7807@microsoft.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:22:59 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan23.011042.7807@microsoft.com> johnlake@microsoft.com (John Lake) writes:
- >In article <30002@oasys.dt.navy.mil> kiviat@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Brian Kiviat) writes:
- >>Does anyone have an address or phone # for SURFERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
- >>ACTION? I am currently a member of the Surfrider Foundation and have
- >>not been to happy with them. I sent them my membership money, and haven't
- >>heard much since. I received one newsletter months ago but since then
- >>nada.
- >>
- >Ah yes, very interesting that you mention the Surfrider Foundation.
- >
- >There is a very interesting article in the new SURFER or SURFING (not sure
- >which one off hand) about some problems with this particular organizations.
- >I've only had a chance to skim over it, but it don't sound like all peaches
- >and cream.
- >
- Could you post the problems with the organization? It's just that all my
- experiences with Surfrider have been great. They did a wonderful litigation
- job against the pulp mills polluting the surf in Humboldt county. After
- working first hand in the stuff (doing water quality samples through the Ocean
- MOnitoring Project, Telonicher Marine Lab, Humboldt State), I was really glad
- to see some action taken against the companies. But recently, I have also
- had some problems with the org. (lax on keeping members informed, resting on
- their one victory in Humboldt, etc.) I'd hate to see a good org. (founded by
- a Humboldt alumni) go to waste once it's got too big, which I fear may be
- happening. Thanks for any info.
-
- Carrie
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- | Carrie Leonard | |
- | Marine-Estuarine-Environmental-Science | Respect the Beach |
- | University of Maryland | |
- | carrie@wam.umd.edu | |
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